ALCATEL-LUCENT IRELAND LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140238646 | SLOPED HIERARCHICALLY-STRUCTURED SURFACE DESIGNS FOR ENHANCED CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER - An apparatus. The apparatus comprises a distribution of microstructures on an area of a surface, each of the microstructures having one or more sloping sides. The apparatus comprises a distribution of nanostructures being located on the one or more sloping sides. The distribution of microstructures on the area of the surface is configured to nucleate and grow droplets of liquid from a gas. The distribution of nanostructures forms a superhydrophobic surface for the liquid. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238645 | HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURAL AND BIPHILLIC SURFACE ENERGY DESIGNS FOR ENHANCED CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER - An apparatus comprising a base layer, a distribution of separated micro-nucleation sites thereon. The apparatus also includes a distribution nanostructures located on the base layer, each of the micro-nucleation sites being adjacent to some of the nanostructures. Each of the micro-nucleation sites has a hydrophilic surface and the distribution of nanostructures form a superhydrophobic surface. | 08-28-2014 |
20140157769 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE WITH A PASSIVE THERMAL FEEDBACK CONTROL VALVE - A device, comprising a flow controller. The flow controller includes a body having walls that define a channel within the body, and a passive flow control valve. The passive control valve has a moveable member that includes a thermal shape memory material, the moveable member configured to change an aperture size in the channel in response to a reversible temperature-induced shape transformation of the thermal shape memory material. | 06-12-2014 |
20110219443 | SECURE CONNECTION INITIATION WITH HOSTS BEHIND FIREWALLS - The invention is directed to an inter-host signaling protocol, referred to herein as Knock-On Protocol (KOP), for establishing in a secure manner a connection with a host behind firewall. Some embodiments of the invention are directed to a Knock-On Feature (KOF) used in intermediate firewalls or network address translators to enable connection establishment through the FW or NAT to hosts behind the FW or NAT. Advantageously the KOF may include a prefix-based protection feature to protect against address spoofing used in a message flood attack. | 09-08-2011 |